Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain

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Shadowlands: A Journey Through Britain's Lost Cities and Vanished Villages,” by Matthew Green (ISBN: 9780393635348), Publication Date: 19 Jul 2022, earns four stars for the narrative, but misses five stars because the book offers no maps and almost no photographs to support the riveting narrative, the addition of which would greatly help place the reader “there.”Matthew Green's enthusiasm is infectious and sometimes the detail feels exhaustive, but Shadowlands is a fascinating journey through place and time